Bottle carrying device



June 4%, 1946.. B, R, BRADLEY ET AL BOTTLE CARRYINGDEVICE Filed March 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Shee t 1 Benjamin Baden firadie 7 wizard Ciwrles I NV EN TO R.

June 1946- Y B. RBRADLEY ET AL 2,401,679

BOTTLE CARRYING-DEVICE Fild Marh 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ben a mz' m Raden Bradley B 4 Q 4 ATTORNE s.

Patented June 4, 1946 UNITED- stars-s omc 1 U 79 t V BOTTLE CARRYINGDEVIGEH Benjamin Rode Bram? a escales Bl'fidlemPittsburgmp r Application March 23, 1945, Serial'No'. 584,282 r 5 Claims. 01. 224- 45 i In the accompanyingdrawings forming a part 7 f his spe ifi t on. and wherein similarreference characters designate corresponding parts thruout the several viewsl t Figure 1 is a plan view of the carrier. p Figure 2is an end view of the carrier showing fragmentary portions .ofbottles secured therein. Figure 3 is a side elevation of the carrier with bottles assembled therein. r

Figures 4, 5, 6 and '7 are cross sectional views taken substantially on their respective lines desig- 'nated in Figure of the drawings. d a

Figure 8' shows a modified form of bottle carrier; the same-being a cross sectional view taken thru the carrier substantially on the line -8.3 of Figure 9. d :Figure 9 is a cross sectional view thru themodifled form lof' carrier taken'substantially on the line 9- 9 ofFigure 8., v I, d l a, I

In the drawings; wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown preferred, and modified forms of the invention, the. letter A may gener allyl designate the improved carrier. Itincludes arbody construction B handle C and locking meansDL V v The body portion B may, be made of any approved material, such as plastic, wood,sheet metal, etc. ;While in the drawings'parts of the body B are, shown solid (in cross section) the same may be of shell formation in order to reduce the weight thereof. a

The body B preferably includes an intermediate portion In having complementary side portions II and I2 associated therewith. As shown in Figure 5 the intermediate body portion l0 may be provided with socket portions 20 and 2| on opposite sides thereof and the portions H and I2 may likewise be provided with complementary socket portions 23 and 22. The set of complementary socket portions 22-23, and 2|23 are formed at their upper ends with enlargements designated at 30 in Figure 5 of the drawings and therefrom sockets. are restricted at ti and downwardly'theref-rom theyataper lwith an increasing.,.diameter. The upper ends of beverage bottles are received in thesocket portions and 'it wil'l be noted that, the neckof the. bottle .rests in the .lower -.tapered socket portions and the upperenlargedhead.36is received in the socket enlargement; the shoulder of the bottle rest.- ing against the-restricted portion 3L .When the bodypportions 10,11 and [2 are held together, .the

bottles are thus locked in position in the lSOCkGtS and the body maybe lifted .for carrying the bottles. g It is, of course, a matter of choice how many sockets are provided in-thebody portion. In the example shown. six complete sockets are providedand thereby enlable the transportation andunitary assemblage .of sixlbeverage orother bottles or containers. The sections Iii, H and 12 are hingedly connected; together .by hinges 40 which 4 are pl tedgati the division. lines. fQf the complementary body portions Iii, II and l2, at

the bottom-10f the body and between adjacent sockets, as shown inFigure 7.. .The dotted lines .ontherodsr ,The passageways 53 at their lower ends are enlarged to accommodate these nuts 54. The handle barifl .is fiat andrests compactly upon thetopsurface of the intermediate body portion I 0 when collapsed, as shown in full lines in Figured ofthe drawings, ,When it is desired to lift and transportthe,carrier, it is merely necessary to lift the bar 50 with fingernails inserted at opposite sides and bring it to the position shown by dotted lines in Figures 4 and 7, which, of course, positions the carrier for transportation.

The locking means D is also collapsible. It consists of a lock bar the body portions III, II and I 2 being countersunk to receive the same, as shown in the drawings. The lock bar 60 at its ends is provided with downturned flanges Bl which engage the outer sides of the body portions H and I2 in order to lock the body portions H], II and I2 in assembled bottle holding position. The lock bar 60 is provided with a It will be apparent from the foregoing that '7 when the carrier is in collapsed position,;the same will support a number of bottles in a uni tary compact assemblage. Due-to the collapsible handle structure, the carriers *may "be .-'stacked one upon the other for storage.

In lieu of the locking means above describedy we may provide a carrier having body structures identical to those described, except afor the "provision of expansible spiral spring :10; :preferably two in number .:the intermediate :body po .tion 10 being .provided rwith zpassageways i'll therethru for freely 'receiving the-springs 10; the latter being secured at-"their -ends J3 and 214 to the complementaryibodyisections.ilil and l2, as'shown in FigureiB. Under-such circumstances, the locking bar D is .not provided, since it is only-necessary to manually force the-b'odyisections :l I and i2 apart from the =interme'tliat'e' body section I Il inorder to assemble or :release the bottleswith'respect to -the carrier. Of course the springs 10 are ofsuch-nature as to=holdthe sections 10*, H and 12 together 'for'holding the bottles assembled. With a (device of this'nature it is only" necessary to lower the'holder over the bottles and down pressure will-force the parts of the bodyiinto thebottleholding position.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may-be-madetothe-iorm of invention herein shown anddescribed, without departing from the spiritof the'inventi'on or the scope of the following claims.

We claim:

l. A bottle carrier comprising an elongated intermediate body section having opposite sides thereof provided with socket portions shaped" to intermediate ;body portion, side body portions, said body portions all having complementary sockets therein for receiving articles to be held together thereby, means pivoting said intermediate and side body portion together so that they may be opened with respect to each other for removal and placement of articles with respect to the socket portions therein, an inverted U- shapedihandle structure fcomprisinga handle bar and'depending portions,-ineansmounting the latter for reciprocation in the intermediate body portion so that the handle portion may be placed 1 in collapsed position on top of the intermediate 15 nature of the locking means and the summonsreceive the upper enlarged endso'f beveragelbottles or thelike,-'side body sections having complementary socket portions adapted to also r ceive the upper portions of b'ottles or-artiels to be carried in complementary "relation -to the socket portions of: the intermediate body-section,

releasable means for holding said --sections as body portion or lifted therefrom to serve as a :h'andl'e for lifting the carrier.

3. Ina bottle carrier the combination of an intermediate body ,portion, side body portions, said body portions all having complementary sockets therein for receiving articles to be held together thereby, means pivoting said intermediate ,and si'debody portions together "so that they "may be opened .with :respect to "each other for removal and placement of-articles with respect to the socket portions therein,:an:inverted -U--'shapecl-handle structure 'comprising a handle bar and depending portions:meansmounting:the

latter for reciprocation in=the intermediate body portion-- 0 thatthe handle portiommay beaplaced incollapsed :position on top of the 4 intermediate body portion or lifted therefrom to serve as :a

handle for lifting the carrier, -and a lockl'ng bar reciprocablymounted upon the intermediate body portion having ends adapted to grip the-sidebody portions forholding the latter assembled against the intermediate body portion. 1

=4. .In --a bottle 7 carrier the combination of an intermediate body portionhaving' sideisocket portions at opposite sides thereof, sidebod-y portions having complementary sockets facing the side side sockets of the intermediate .body portion, means hinge'dly connectingthe lowerendsof'the side portions to the lower-end oftheintermediate body portion, and expansion spring means' connecte'd'between and to the side body portions-and I normally urging them-against the side socketed portions of the intermediate body-portion.

5. -In a bottle carrier the. combination of -an intermediate body'porti'on having bottle receiving sockets at opposite sides thereof, side bodyportions having sockets complementaryto the sock- -ets of the intermediate body portionmsai-d side body portions being disposed at opposite sides of the intermediate body portion,-means-movably connecting said side body portions with theinte'r mediate body portion, and=-a-trans'verse spring connected atits-ends to the side body-portions and normally under tension tourge-'said'si'd'e" body portions against the opposite sides of the inter- "mediate body portion. i 

